Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2008 Buick Enclave

While driving and making a turn the power steering failed to function. Took the car to a mechanic and he replaced the rack and pinion and pump. The problem continues . Power steering works when accelerating and stepping on the gas. When you take your foot off the gas or are stopped power steering does not work. When making a turn at an intersection the power steering goes off and it is difficult to complete the turn. I read on line that other 2008 Buick Enclaves have the same problem.

This is a 1 owner vehicle, not driven long distances or on salted or rough terrain. In the last few months, I have had to replace both stabilizer bars, shocks, struts, and because the brakes were not put back on properly the brakes and rotors, and in 2011 the gear box had a leak which was replaced. Now after spending $4k in the last few months, I am being told the rack and pinion (which is the same as the gear box) is leaking again! I only have 74k miles on this car! I previously had a 1990 chevy suburban that never had these kinds of issues! and yet here alone I see over 80 issues for the power steering alone! make gm recall this vehicle or I fully intend to start a class action lawsuit and include your organization as well for failure to protect the public!.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the power steering pump and the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.

Rack and pinion gone bad only 62,000 miles on my SUV estimated cost $1200. How can this be happening on a $55,000 plus vehicle. Also had to replace the water pump a year ago got stranded on highway. Was out of quite a bit of money with towing back to illinois from ohio plus the cost of repairs. I'm at a point where I'm afraid to drive this vehicle out of state in fear of a major breakdown.

My power steering went out and had to have the rack and pinion replaced completely. The mechanic stated that they are doing 100 of these a month to Enclaves, acadias, and traverses. There is currently no recall, but obviously there is a problem that gm is not acknowledging.

Loss of power steering at low speeds. Occurs when turning from stop signs/signals, turning into parking spaces, and other low speed driving. My 2008 Enclave is at the dealership today for repairs. They say it may need not only a new power steering pump, but that the entire rack and pinion steering system may need replaced. The service dept. States that there is not enough pressure at low speeds for the power steering to kick in. This is extremely dangerous in intersections. Almost traded it in last week to avoid all of the costly repairs, but can't find another vehicle that suits my needs as well as this one (I've owned it for 4 years, and am spoiled). However, this problem seems to be one that gm is fully aware of and should recall since it is obviously a common issue with this model year. Although the car is almost paid off, I don't have $3500 laying around and am having to refinance the vehicle to pay for the high cost of repairs to the power steering system.

Steering would click, grind & knock while driving, particularly when turning. We took our Enclave to an independent shop where they found that the rack and pinion assembly had to be completely replaced. It was a safety concern, so we had the independent shop replace the rack and pinion assembly immediately. I've contacted gm as well as the local dealership several times regarding this issue. Asking for reimbursement of repair costs since this is a design flaw by gm, not a consumer driving issue. I have 60k miles on my 2008 Enclave and all maintenance has been kept up to date on this vehicle and we are the original owners. I was told that they would in no way reimburse me because one I took the vehicle to an independent shop not a dealership and two my bumper to bumper warranty is out and rack and pinion assembly is under bumper to bumper not the power train warranty which is available to us for the next year (approx). I told gm that there are several postings on the internet (including NHTSA. Gov) regarding rack and pinion issues with the Enclave. I was told that the internet was free and anyone could post on there. My response back was I personally know two Enclave owners that this happened to and their repairs were covered by Buick because their warranty hadn't expired. Gm told me there is no recall to date. I find this to be disappointing as there obvious design flaw issues with the Enclave. I am getting the run around and on my latest call with a supervisor at gm I was told that he would pass the information to his manager, but I probably wouldn't get a call back because they are more hr they don't handle customer issues. I was told to send a letter to gm via usps. The Enclave is unsafe to drive as the steering can lock up at any time. I believe that this should be investigated more closely and as a result I believe a recall will be done.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while turning the steering wheel, a loud sound was heard from the steering column. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the rack and pinion was deteriorating. No repairs were performed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.

Power steering would grind, occurred for over 20,000 miles, and dealer could not diagnose the problem on several instances of being in for maintenance. Steering would be sluggish at times but not easily reproduced for dealer service. Independent shop found massive leakage in the rack and pinion system on both sides as well as complete leakage from the rear differential. Independent shop indicated both were significant safety issues requiring immediate repair; they also were surprised at the dealer's inability to diagnose the issue.